5A
Moon 68, Montour 57
Chartiers Valley 70, West Allegheny 36
4A
Blackhawk 70, Beaver 49
New Castle 56, Beaver Falls 52
Central Valley 75, Hopewell 47
3A
Burgettstown 59, South Side 36
2A
Sewickley Academy 88, OLSH 82
1A
Rochester 91, Quigley Catholic 75
Vincentian 79, Cornell 49
Union 71, Western Beaver 55
Non-Section
Lincoln Park 93, Pittsburgh Central Catholic 72
New Brighton 69, Brentwood 47
Freedom 75, Mohawk 54
Riverside 65, Eden Christian 45
Blackhawk and Beaver went into their regular season finale with hopes to reach the playoffs.
After the game, neither team will go.
Central Valley’s victory over Hopewell eliminated Blackhawk, and the Cougars’ 70-49 victory over the Bobcats eliminated Beaver on Beaver County Radio. The Blackhawk victory gives the two teams identical 6-8 records in Section 2-AAAA, tied for 5th and out of playoff contention. Central Valley earns the 4th and final playoff spot in the section at 7-7.
The Bobcats’ Darius Wise and the Cougars’ Trent Michael earned honors as CCBC Players Of The Game.
Bob Barrickman has the recap for beavercountyradio.com.
Route 65 in Sewickley was reopened around 10:15 this morning after being closed for several hours following a six vehicle accident. According to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, police closed the road in both directions, allowing, police, fire, and EMS personnel to work at the scene. Police Chief Rich Manko was not available but Allegheny 911 Cmdr. Mike Bizarri provided the info.
An Aliquippa man is lodged in the Beaver County Jail after entering Aliquippa Elementary School, bypassing security, shoving children out of the way, running through the hall. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports that according to a report from Dist. Justice Janet Swihart’s office George D. Powell, 32 entered the school at 9:10 a.m. bypassing security, he is not permitted on school property. Powell is charged with defiant trespass, trespassing on school property criminal trespass, terroristic threats, and harassment , and simple assault. One parent said a letter was sent home telling parents of a security breach at the school. Bail was set at $40,000, and a hearing for Powell is scheduled at the Beaver County Court House on Monday.
5A
West Allegheny 53, Fox Chapel 52
4A
Beaver 57, Blackhawk 54
Ambridge 64, Quaker Valley 46
Central Valley 54, Hopewell 34
3A
Beaver Falls 59, Ellwood City 35
Riverside 65, Freedom 49
2A
OLSH 52, Shenango 31
New Brighton 42, Aliquippa 41
1A
Saint Joesph 74, Quigley Catholic 63
Cornell 67, Jefferson-Morgan 17
Rochester 57, Eden Christian 23
Boys
Quaker Valley 78, Ambridge 71
BCCS 63, Quigley Catholic 52
Beaver hosts Blackhawk in their final game of section play in 2-AAAA tonight on Beaver County Radio. Beaver is 6-7 in the section, tied for the fourth and final playoff spot with Central Valley, while Blackhawk is 5-8 and trying to jump both teams to earn a playoff spot. Pre-game is at 7:05, and tip-off is at 7:30. After the game, we’ll cover all of the scores and final standings on the Wrap-Up Show until 10:00.
Other games in boys’ action tonight:
5A
Moon at Montour
Chartiers Valley at West Allegheny
4A
New Castle at Beaver Falls
Hopewell at Central Valley
3A
Burgettstown at South Side
2A
Sewickley Academy at OLSH
1A
Quigley Catholic at Rochester
Cornell at Vincentian
Union at Western Beaver
Non-Section
Pittsburgh Central Catholic at Lincoln Park
Brentwood at New Brighton
Mohawk at Freedom
Riverside at Eden Christian
Patric Hornqvist scored two goals, including the game-winner, and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Avalanche in Colorado on Thursday night. Chris Kunitz and Phil Kessel also scored for the Penguins, and Matt Murray stopped 27 of 28 shots. The win put Pittsburgh in second place in the Metropolitan, passing by the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Pens return to action Saturday night against Arizona at 8:00 (pre-game at 7:30 on Beaver County Radio).
Other NHL results from Thursday:
Vancouver 3, Columbus 0
Boston 6, San Jose 3
NY Islanders 3, Philadelphia 1
Washington 6, Detroit 3
Anaheim 5, Buffalo 2
NY Rangers 4, Nashville 3
St. Louis 2, Toronto 1 (OT)
Los Angeles 6, Florida 3
Ottawa 3, Dallas 2
Montreal 5, Arizona 4 (OT)
Tonight’s games:
Chicago at Winnipeg
Tampa Bay at Minnesota
Police are filing charges against a parent following an incident at Aliquippa Elementary School. According to a press release, officers were called to the school at 9:00 this morning. Police say an “unruly parent” had “violated school policy and procedure”. Officers have not identified the parent out of concern for the person’s child. Authorities have not revealed what charges the parent is facing. Aliquippa Police and the Aliquippa School District are investigating. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano is digging deeper to get details of what happened and will have an update on AM Beaver County beginning at 6:30 a.m. Friday morning.
A house fire in Pulaski Twp. yesterday morning is under investigation by the PA State Police fire marshal who was called to the scene. According to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, a male and female and a dog escaped the fire , according to Fire Chief Alan Hickey. Fire Chief Alan Hickey said when firefighters arrived at the scene around 9 a.m. thr fire was on 3 sides of the 2 story frame home. chief Hickey said the female was cooking and the fire spread to the home’s second floor. Firefighters from Pulaski and Daugherty Twp assisted along with Big knob and Pine Run brought in tankers to provide water to fight the fire . New Brighton and West Mayfield responded and provided rehab and vitals to the firefighters .
A 47-year-old Swissvale man is facing multiple charges in connection to six bank robberies in five separate counties, including Beaver County. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced yesterday Gregory Magee allegedly robbed banks in Beaver, Lawrence, Butler, Allegheny, and Washington counties between January and November 2016. In the latest one in Monroeville, Magee is accused of making off with nearly 80-thousand-dollars. The total from all six robberies is almost 120-thousand-dollars. The grand jury indictment was returned Tuesday.